Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
6
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
8.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313141413141515141414141413121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165317221565195236426396803793911090712146172581925722018223572391527000142167482380619011264834694584
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
60
SE
55
ESE
55
ESE
30
SSE
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.60
1:35AM
1.69
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.62
7:10PM
0.52
7:51AM
0.65
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset---6:04-------6:02-------6:01----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------12-1316211919111-----
Temp. °C191919191919191919192020202121212120202019181717
Feels °C (?)181616161515141313131414121514191817161718171616
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